Today
MR R and I went to Mall De Goa in Porvorim – Goa. Was I impressed? Well… let’s just say I am used to the
shopping malls in Malaysia so it didn’t come a big shock to me that all the hype
was over-rated. Having said that first
impressions I was impressed. However,
finding there was only two stores that appealed to me my enthusiasm diminished.
We arrived at 10:30am the only store open at that time was
Big Bazaar. By the time we left at
mid-day less than half the shops were open.
My first stop was to the ladies toilets on the ground floor.
Lordy lord how will they cope if this place was rammed? Four toilets and two out of order. Inside the
cubical, the toilet cleanliness was just passable. I certainly was not impressed with the storage
of their cleaning equipment! Health and safety
well out of the window here. One little
hand dryer, not even paper towels. The hand wash area was awash with water, and
it didn’t smell fresh, more like stale dirty water.
Next to the food Hall.
Now on the official website for Mall De Goa they say fine dining! I
think not, cafeteria would be a more apt description. At first, I wasn’t sure if it was actually
open, due to work being carried out, but then as I looked around I could see
people setting up in the kiosks. This
really didn’t appeal to me at all, I could envisage on a weekend full of kids /families
shopping or going to the Imax this place would be a hell whole.
Big Bazaar, well now we are talking a fabulous store.
Clothes, well… take a miss on that one for me and MR R. However, the household department and the
food section is just what Goa needs. Well
spaced out and clean. Everything well
presented and priced.
MR R and I spent a good hour in here filling our trolley
with bargains. The only fault I could see here was that the checkout was at the
back of the store.
Marks and Spencer’s. How long have I been waiting for this
store, and not badly priced too. I could have been in the Uk or Malaysia when
in this store.
Big Bazaar and M&S will certainly be a regular visit for
MR R and I on our shopping days.
There is underground parking but this costs 30 Rupees/ 0.003
Pence / 0.004 cents / 0.29 Rouble/ 0.004 Euro
